In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene numerous trees are down across roads and power lines. Please stay away from downed power lines and areas where trees are resting on power lines!
For some time now Chief Jim Girardi of the Easton Fire Department has been working to obtain a piece of World Trade Center Steel to be incorporated into a suitable memorial in Easton. After months of effort the steel has arrived at the firehouse. A design committee will convene to determine how best to present it in a way that will honor the victims and responders of 9/11.
The Easton Fire Department Fire Explorers were recently part of an exciting training event. While under close supervision by department officers and firefighters they had the opportunity to participate in a limited live burn excercise.
As we all know, Easton had a lot of snow this winter. Those massive white drifts translated into some busy weeks for the Fire Department as melting snow flooded numerous basements. On March 7th alone the EFD responded to 10 separate locations to pump out flooded basements. On that day firefighters and apparatus responded simultaneously to as many as three locations. The last call of the day was for a potentially serious motor vehicle accident. It came hard on the heels of several pump out calls.
When winter storms hit, hydrants get buried twice: First by the storm and then again by the snow plows!
Both Volunteer and Career staff work to shovel out the hydrants. Career staff make hydrant clearing runs when schedules permit. Volunteers form work parties on weekends to accelerate the effort.
The Easton Fire Department Fire Explorers were recently part of an exciting training event. While under close supervision by department officers and firefighters they had the opportunity to participate in a limited live burn excercise. 
